I'm running 7.0.0 and I'm attempting to backup data from my Qnap NAS to my new Unraid server.  They are on the same network, so the most obvious two options to my noob brain in the Qnap backup sync tool are Rsync and SMB.  Thinking that Rsync would be faster I tried that first, but it only connects using root, not the user I created.  I then tried the SMB sync and it connected using the user I created just fine.  Should I just move forward with the SMB sync now that I have it connected fine?  Am I missing out on performance benefits the rsync might have and if so, any idea why I can't connect using my non-root user?  Also, is there a third option even better than these two I might be missing?

Thanks in advance

Performance should be very similar, use the one that you prefer.

thank you